Nyam-Osoryn Naranbold (Mongolian: Ням-Осорын Наранболд; born 22 February 1992) is a Mongolian footballer who plays as a forward for Mongolian Premier League club Khoromkhon and the Mongolian national team.[3] With nine international goals, he is the all-time top scorer for Mongolia.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Nyam-Osoryn Naranbold Ням-Осорын Наранболд | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bayanjargalan, Mongolia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Khoromkhon | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2017 | Khoromkhon | 33 | (36) |
| 2017–2022 | Athletic 220 | 99 | (97) |
| 2022 | Tuv Buganuud | 11 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Khovd | 21 | (14) |
| 2023– | Khoromkhon | 24 | (25) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Mongolia | 31 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:37, 11 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Naranbold began playing for Khoromkhon of the Mongolian Premier League in 2008.[5][6] He made appearances in the club's two matches during the qualifying rounds of the 2016 AFC Cup, a 0–2 defeat to K-ElectricofPakistan and a 0–0 draw with Druk UnitedofBhutan.[3] Khoromkhon failed to progress to the next round.[7] With Khoromkhon, he won the league championship in 2014 and was runner-up in 2008 and 2012.[2] For the 2015 season he was the league's top goal scorer with 23 goals.[8]
Naranbold won the award again two seasons later with 17 goals after transferring to Athletic 220 prior to the 2017 Mongolian Premier League season.[9] He scored both of the team’s goals in the final of the 2018 Mongolia Cup as Athletic 220 defeated Ulaanbaatar City 2–0 to win the title.[10] He went on to help the club win back-to-back league championships in 2020 and 2021. Following the 2020 season he received the award for Best Goal and Best Male Player.[11] Naranbold went on to score the club's only goal in the 2021 AFC Cup, coming in a 1–5 loss to Hong Kong's Lee Man.[12]
In January 2022, Naranbold left Athletic 220 and became a free agent. On 3 March of that year he joined newly-promoted Tuv Buganuud.[13] He finished the 2021–22 season with fourteen goals, tying him with Deren's Pavel Zakharov for second in the league.[14]
After a single season, Naranbold left the club and signed for Khovd.[15]
Naranbold made his Mongolia national team debut on 23 July 2014 in a 0–2 lost to Guam in the first round of the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[6] He scored his first senior international goal on 4 July 2016 in an 8–0 victory over the Northern Mariana Islands.[8] The win set Mongolia's record for their largest margin of victory.[16] He went on to score both of Mongolia's goals in a 2–0 victory over Sri Lanka during the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup, the inaugural edition of the tournament.[17]
On 11 June 2024 in a match against Cambodia, Naranbold scored his ninth senior international goal to become Mongolia's all-time top scorer, surpassing Donorovyn Lümbengarav's previous record of eight. The goals helped Mongolia snap an eight-match goalless streak and nine-match winless streak.[18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 July 2016 | GFA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam |  Northern Mariana Islands |
3–0 | 8–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
| 2. | 6 November 2016 | Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia |  Sri Lanka |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 5 October 2017 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei |
2–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 September 2018 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |  Macau |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
| 6. | 16 October 2018 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos |  Laos |
4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 7. | 11 November 2018 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan |  North Korea |
1–4 | 1–4 | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualification |
| 8. | 6 June 2019 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |  Brunei |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 11 June 2024 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |  Cambodia |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| Last updated 11 June 2024 | ||||||
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Khoromkhon | 2015 | Mongolian Premier League | 16 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 23 | ||||
| 2016 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25 | ||
| Total | 57 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 61 | ||||||
| Athletic | 2017 | Mongolian Premier League | 18 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| 2018 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 27 | ||||
| 2019 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 29 | ||||||||
| 2021 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16 | ||||||
| 2021-22 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 99 | 97 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 109 | 113 | ||
| Tuv Azarganuud | 2021-22 | Mongolian Premier League | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| Khovd | 2022-23 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 14 | |||||||
| Total career | 188 | 184 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 200 | 200 | ||
| Mongolia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 31 | 9 |
Khoromkhon
Athletic 220